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Take Five: The Waiting is Almost Over

Chris Hall

With the Swiss Re Institute naming the US as the second hardest-hit country by climate change globally in terms of annual economic losses, firms across the country have plenty of incentives to address this material risk. Done deal? – Evolution or revolution?

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ESG Overload 

Chris Hall

This was followed in 2010 by high level reporting for the Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) original Stewardship Code. In the UK this coincided with an updating of Stewardship Code reporting requirements and TCFD reporting for pension funds becoming mandatory.” According to Jones.,

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Seven Ways to Spot Greenwashing

Chris Hall

Has your asset manager published a UK Stewardship Code statement? If your asset manager is a signatory to the UK Stewardship Code, then this insight is more likely to be central to their investment approach. The UK Stewardship Code sets high stewardship standards for asset managers.

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New Climate Rules and Guidance for UK Pensions

Chris Hall

The DWP issued a consultation last October on proposed changes to the Occupational Pension Schemes (Climate Change Governance and Reporting) Regulations 2021 to require trustees to calculate and disclose a portfolio alignment metric to show alignment with the goal of limiting climate change to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

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Will Fiduciary Fog Clear for Trustees?

Chris Hall

Today, says Lee, it is “undeniable” that climate change is having an impact in the real world and in the financial world. I assume that the aim of the latest review is to examine ongoing issues around fiduciary duty, especially in the context of the revised UK Stewardship Code 2020, to see what obstacles (real or perceived) remain.”

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Stewardship Dialogue Must be Ongoing – FCA

Chris Hall

According to Manning, the FCA is keen to identify regulatory constraints on collaborative engagement, which has been used increasingly by asset owners and managers in recent years, particularly to address systemic environmental risks, such as climate change and accelerating biodiversity loss.

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Managers not Committing to “Most Impactful” Stewardship Measures

Chris Hall

Despite strong progress by asset managers on stewardship since 2020, voting data disclosure and new policies “are not being matched by real-world action”, reports ShareAction.